Arts, Education & Social Sciences
Important Note:
The below list is not curated on a regular basis and closing dates / values may alter each year. Be sure to contact the external organisation directly for any questions.
All Levels
| Roger Harris (Waihou Valley) Scholarship |
Closing Date: 17 March | All Levels | up to $6,000 |
Dedicated to helping students whose families live in the Waihou-Piako area studying civil engineering or resource management with a particular focus on river and catchment management. | Find out more and apply |
| Don Linklater Memorial Bursary |
Closing Date: 31 March | All Levels | $8,000 |
To support students from the Horizon’s region studying in a field relevant to Horizons work, including resource management, environmental planning, environmental engineering and modelling with particular emphasis on river and drainage basin dynamics. | Find out more and apply |
| Secondary Teachers' Study Award and Support Grant |
Closing Date: 08 May | All Levels | value varies |
Provides paid leave to complete part-time or full-time study in an educational priority area. | Find out more and apply |
| NZARE Awards and Grants |
Closing Date: 01 August | All Levels | value varies |
Te Hunga Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa New Zealand Associate for Research in Education (NZARE) recognises excellence in educational research through its award programmes. Many awards are made annually at the NZARE Conference and are all by nomination. | Find our more and apply |
| CLNZ | NZSA Research Grant |
Closing Date: 21 August | All Levels | unknown value |
These grants support New Zealand writers to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project. | Find out more and apply |
Undergraduate Level
| Sasakawa Fellowship Fund for Japanese Language Education (SFFJLE) Undergraduate Scholarship |
Closing Date: 1 March | Undergraduate | up to $15,000 |
For undergraduate students studying at any tertiary institution in New Zealand in a degree in Japanese language. | Find out more and apply |
| Christine Tustain Classical Music Award |
Closing Date: 29 July | Undergraduate | $2,000 |
For those residing in Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty to support the furtherance of studies in classical music (singing or instrumental). | Find out more and apply |
| Jann Medlicott Creative Arts Scholarship |
Closing Date: 29 July | Undergraduate | $5,000 |
For those residing in Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty to support the study of creative arts of any genre. | Find out more and apply |
| Ohangai Centennial Teaching Scholarship |
Closing Date: 30 September | Undergraduate | $1,250 |
A teaching Scholarship awarded annually to a Te Paepae o Aotea school graduate to undertake study in teacher training. | Find our more and apply |
| The Rudi Milesi Fund Scholarship |
Closing Date: 30 September | Undergraduate | $1,250 |
South Taranaki students undertaking studies in drama or veterinary science. | Find out more and apply |
Postgraduate Level
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C. Alma Baker Trust Postgraduate Scholarships |
Closing Date: 1 February | Postgraduate | up to $20,000 pa |
For students enrolled or intending to enrol in masterate or doctoral programmes in agriculture, agritech or the study of rural society. |
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William Georgetti Scholarship |
Closing Date: 1 February | Postgraduate | up to $45,000 pa |
To encourage postgraduate study and research, normally in New Zealand, in a field important to the social, cultural or economic development of New Zealand. |
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Kiwi Music Scholarship |
Closing Date: 1 March | Postgraduate | value varies |
To assist outstanding New Zealand musical performers or conductors to continue their musical development either in New Zealand or overseas. |
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The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund Sylff) Postgraduate Scholarship |
Closing Date: 1 March | Postgraduate | up to $42,000 |
For New Zealand Postgraduate, Master's or Doctoral research students studying at any tertiary institution in New Zealand. Sylff is a global programme aimed at nurturing leaders who initiate action, overcome differences and address contemporary issues facing our world. |
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Sasakawa Fellowship Fund for Japanese Language Education (SFFJLE) Postgraduate Scholarship |
Closing Date: 1 March | Postgraduate | up to $25,000 |
For New Zealand Master's or Doctoral research students studying at any tertiary institution in New Zealand. The scholarship aims to support research in Japanese studies, preferably a topic related to Japanese language or its teaching. |
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Skinner Fund |
Closing Date: 31 March | Postgraduate | up to $1,000 |
To promote study of history, art, culture, physical and social anthropology of the Māori and other Polynesian peoples, particularly through the recording, survey, excavation and scientific study of prehistoric and historic sites in NZ and the islands of the South-west Pacific |
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Peace and Disarmament Education Trust |
Closing Date: 16 April & 24 July | Postgraduate research | up to $26,000 |
Promotes international peace, arms control and disarmament through education and supports post-graduate scholarships and grants for projects with charitable purposes that advance or support this objective. |
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The Society of Friends of The Dorothy Neal White Collection Inc. Research Grant |
Closing Date: 31 October | Postgraduate | $2,500 |
For research that will make use of the Dorothy Neal White Collection and/or the National Children’s Collection. |
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Rosemary Seymour Research & Archives Award |
Closing Date: 15 November | Postgraduate | $1,500 |
For research that promotes radical social change through the medium of women's studies. One award is open to Māori wahine, while the second is open to all women. |
Graduate Level
| Judith Clark Memorial Fellowship |
Closing Date: 15 February & 15 August | Graduate | unknown value |
For recent graduates, or those expecting to graduate in the year of application, with an honours degree, or equivalent, in music to undertake special short-term project that will benefit professional career as a musician. | Find out more and apply |
Research Level
| Arthritis New Zealand External Research Grants |
Closing Date: 28 February | Research | unknown |
Research in areas of education, public awareness, direct support, advocacy and fundraising. | Find out more and apply |
| Pacific Development Conservation Trust |
Closing Date: 19 March & 20 September | Research | $2,000 to $50,000 |
For projects that promote sustainable development in the Pacific and New Zealand, while conserving the natural environment and cultural heritage of its people. | Find out more and apply |
| CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award |
Closing Date: 31 May | Research | $25,000 |
Open to writers of any genre of non-fiction, including writers of educational material. | Find out more and apply |
| Arthritis NZ Summer Scholarships |
Closing Date: 05 August | Research | unknown |
Arthritis NZ is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to enable a better quality of life for people affected by arthritis. We work in the areas of education, advocacy, public awareness, direct support, fundraising and research. | Find out more and apply |
| RMLA Master Scholarship |
Closing Date: 15 August | Masters Research | $5,000 |
The Resource Management Law Association of New Zealand Inc (RMLA) scholarships are designed to encourage graduate students from a range of disciplines to research topics of resource management and mātauranga Māori. | Find out more and apply |
See also
- Funded Research Projects
- For scholarships administered by the University of Waikato, see our Scholarships Finder.